Browsing College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources by Subject "agroforestry"

Suchocki, Tracy J.; Fownes, James H.(Agricultural Development in the American Pacific Project, 1993-05)

The issues surrounding land use in tropical countries have led to many studies of indigenous traditional land uses. In recent years, those agricultural systems incorporating trees (termed agroforestry) have been subjected ...

This paper discusses the potential benefits from shade management in agroforestry systems for taro cropping. Trial work to evaluate weed growth, taro production, and
cultivar responses to shade levels are reviewed. It is ...